Rendsburg

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Rendsburg
Railway bridge
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Mayor	Andreas Breitner (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	23.72 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m  (20 ft)
Population	28,476  (31/12/2006)
- Density	1,201 /km² (3,109 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RD
Postal code	24768
Area code	04331
Website	www.rendsburg.de
Location of the town of Rendsburg within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Coordinates: 54°18′0″N 9°40′0″E / 54.3, 9.66667

Rendsburg (Danish: Rendsborg) is a town on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Population: 28,488 .

Its foundation date is unknown. Rendsburg was first mentioned in 1199. An old form of its name was Reynoldsburgh: see this map. It became a part of Holstein in the 13th century, but was transferred to Schleswig in 1460. Many times the town passed from Danish to German control and vice versa. In the German-Danish War in 1864 Rendsburg was finally seized by Kingdom of Prussia and Austria. After 1866 the town was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. Since that time it has remained German.

Close view of transporter bridge

Its importance rose in 1895, when the Kiel Canal was finished. Although situated inland, Rendsburg became a seaport and a dockyard. The most prominent structure in town, a railway bridge made of steel, 2500 m in length and 41 m in height, was constructed in 1913. Mounted on the railway bridge, the Kiel Canal is also traversed by a transporter bridge, one of only twenty ever built. The German Army's Air Defence School is located in Rendsburg.

Other sights:

• Town hall, 16th century
• Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church), 1286
• Longest bench in the world, 501 m long, on the banks of the Kiel Canal

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